Generating Entrepreneurial Thinking in the Workplace August 29, 2012

5 General Recertification Credits

Studies show people engage more when working on things they feel passionate about - regardless of the pay amount. In fact, entrepreneurs are more likely to take calculated risks in order to see their businesses succeed. Driven Gen Y'ers with an entrepreneurial mindset are now entering the workplace in droves, armed with new ideas and unwavering determination. How will your organization keep them engaged?

Learn to channel the inner spirit of the entrepreneur and foster an "intrapreneurial" culture that generates this unique type of thinking in the workplace. Specifically, you'll be able to:

* Explain what engagement really means and how it can drive business results
* Ask questions to a panel of experts around engaging the entrepreneurial mindset
* Implement the Quad E method: Education, Exposure, Experience, and Entrepreneurial Mindset

About the Presenter
Angele Jean (AJ) Thomas is a quintessential Generation Y employee of various Fortune 500 firms and start-up ventures with the goal to operationalize, evangelize and implement social entrepreneurship programs in inner-city communities. At age 22, AJ founded a consulting firm Entre Worldwide offering unique expertise and access to a network of professionals that blended successful entrepreneurial experience, academic/legal insight and practical business analysis to Gen Y and inner-city youth in the Silicon Valley. A graduate of San Jose State University with a major in Business Administration and a Minor in Organizational Psychology, AJ also is a Stanford University Certified Project Manager who has worked in the Human Resources field in the Silicon Valley supporting various global HR operations and international teams.

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